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20/10/2023

Jiɛɛŋ.

South Sudan has 64 tribes,among them is the renowned Jiɛɛŋ commonly called a Dinka Tribe.

Jiɛɛŋ is the biggest tribe in the Nation,which constitutes about 90% of the Population in Bahr El Ghazal Region and approximately 45% in Upper Nile Region.

Jiɛɛŋ of Bahr El Ghazal comprises of Aliap,Ciec Manyiel popularly known as Jiɛŋ, Agaar,Gɔk,Rek,JiɛrNyaŋ,and ŋɔk Deng Kuol popularly known as Ngok ( Abyei).

Jiɛɛŋ of Upper Nile on the other hand comprises of Bor,Twic,Hɔl,Nyarweŋ,Doŋjɔl,Bilkuei and Padaŋ etc.

Jiɛɛŋ as the other Name of Dinka is used mostly in honouring of Dinka whether it cultures,heritages,governance that is why we have “Jiɛɛŋ Council of Elders” as a Union currently in Juba.
That Union compose of all the Elders of Jiɛɛŋ regardless of which Region or Subsection one comes from.
So,Ciec popularly known as Jiɛŋ is a subsection of Jiɛɛŋ.

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Little story about Dinka

Who are DINKA people

The Dinka people (jieng) are a nilotic ethnic group native to south Sudan but also having sizable diaspora.
The Dinka mostly live a long the Nile from of mangalla of equatoria to Renk of upper Nile , Reweng area and mostly in the region of Bhar el ghazal plus Aybie Area which geographical covered the area 43.7 out totally area of south Sudan
And discovered to be one of the largest tribe in south Sudan in the census carried out in 2008 which found Dinka population around 4.5million people constituting about 18% of total population percentage

They also refer to themselves
Muongjang (singular)
And jieng (plural)

The mainly live on traditional Agriculture and pastoralism, relying on cattle husbandry as a cultural pride not for commercial profits
And the also cultivate both food and Cash crops ( -taping , nyuom , Awou , keek, nyadok banba ,maduo etcs )

The Dinka people are believed to be the tallest people in Africa according Roberts and Bainbridge reported Average height of 182.6cm (ft 11.9m) Dinka Agaar and 181.3cm ((5ft 11.4)in Dinka Reweng measured in 1953-1954
And declared to be the world tallest people in 1995(studies of comparative historical height data and nutrition)

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